dual filament to single filament bulbs

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Dec 14, 2012

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dual filament to single filament bulbs

I bought some LEDs on eBay and they sent me some dual filament bulbs. I am trying to replace my reverse bulbs but I noticed the stock ones are single filament.

So my question is, can I just break off the little metal contacts off the dual filament bulb and make it a single filament bulb? Or would doing that cause some electrical problems?

Dec 15, 2012

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Re: dual filament to single filament bulbs

Just plug them in and see how bright they are. (I'm guessing they are like a #1156 socket and #1157 bulb?)

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Re: dual filament to single filament bulbs

194/168/921 incandescent bulbs are only single filament. I'm guessing by "dual filament...LED bulb", you mean it has 4 metal contacts on the wedge. They probably did that to make it an omnidirectional, for a lack of rotter words, meaning no matter which way you plug it in, it'll still light up.